Doddridge County Roots


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George W. BLAKE

George W. BLAKE

Male 1834 - 1883  (48 years)


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  • Name George W. BLAKE
    Birth 14 Aug 1834  Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Residence 1856  Jackson Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1850, 1860  Jackson Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Medical Condition 1880  [3] 
    sick or temporarilty disabled 
    Census 1870, 1880  Union District, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 3] 
    Death 16 Jul 1883  Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Cause: liver disease 
    Burial (PRESUMED)  Independence Cemetery, Sandyville, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Jackson County, WV (Union District), enumerated on June 22, 1880:
      George Blake, 45, farmer, sick/unable to work; wife Mary J, 42, keeping house; son Philander B, 22; son Oscar E, 20; son James, 14; son Guy Allen, 12; son Charles M, 10; dau Olivia, 6; dau Maud, 4; dau Edna, 4; servant Linia Carter, 19. All born in Va/WVa except for George, born in Pennsylvania.
    Person ID I139899  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2025

    Father James BLAKE,   b. 18 Feb 1813, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1873, Sandyville, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Mother Sarah ___   d. Bef 1843
    Family ID F62283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane MCGEE,   b. 1 Feb 1838, Sandyville, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1928, Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Marriage 21 Aug 1856  Jackson Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Olivia Elizabeth "Gertrude" BLAKE,   b. 21 Jul 1872, Sandyville, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1958, South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F62281  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2315] Jackson County Marriage Records, Ripley, WV, p. 7, Line 38 : https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=1862398&frame=00007.

    2. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.

    3. [S2167] 1880 Census, Jackson County, WV.

    4. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S1847] Jackson County Death Records, Ripley, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=567216&frame=00014.